Township government · Portage County, OH

Ravenna Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ravenna Township took in $3.1 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money17%Fees for services11%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other1.9%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Ravenna Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
55%$1.7 million
Other taxes
11%$349 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$150 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$92 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$259 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
17%$515 thousand

State tax money0.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.2%$6 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$119 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$54 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Ravenna Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
58%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$863 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$633 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$155 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$481 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$481 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ravenna Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ravenna Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.